Railroad
companies to handle traffic with connecting carriers without discrimination.
All
railroad, transfer, belt lines and railway bridge companies organized under the laws of
Kentucky, or operating, maintaining or controlling any railroad, transfer, belt lines or
bridges, or doing a railway business in this State, shall receive, transfer, deliver and
switch empty or loaded cars, and shall move, transport, receive, load or unload all the
freight in car loads or less quantities, coming to or going from any railroad, transfer,
belt line, bridge or siding thereon, with equal promptness and dispatch, and without any
discrimination as to charges, preference, drawback or rebate in favor of any person,
corporation, consignee or consignor, in any matter as to payment, transportation, handling
or delivery; and shall so receive, deliver, transfer and transport all freight as above
set forth, from and to any point where there is a physical connection between the tracks
of said companies. But this section shall not be construed as requiring any such common
carrier to allow the use of its tracks for the trains of another engaged in like business.